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Birch Copse Primary School

URN
109844
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Birch Copse Primary School
URN
109844
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

79 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

68

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

61

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#11 of 50 schools in West Berkshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Birch Copse Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Birch Copse Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 September 2024
Inspection date
9 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

58

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

155

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

58

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Berkshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Berkshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.birchcopse.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Berkshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

87.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

72.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RG31 5LN - Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire
Postcode
RG31 5LN
Phone
1189427442
Website
www.birchcopse.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Berkshire
Local authority code
869

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 149 schools in West Berkshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

149

Open schools

99

Closed schools

50

Primary schools

83

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 September 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 September 20249 July 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 10 September 2024
    • Outstanding

      Published
      10 September 2024
      Inspected
      9 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 58

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    22

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary83 (56.5%)
    • Secondary22 (15.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other42 (28.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Paul's Catholic Primary School463 mPrimaryOpen
    Park Lane Primary School511 mPrimaryOpen
    Springfield Primary School533 mPrimaryOpen
    Little Heath School557 mSecondaryOpen
    The Highlands School1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Blagrave Nursery School1.1 kmNurseryOpen
    Badgers Hill1.5 kmNot applicableClosed
    Moorlands Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Downsway Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Calcot Infant School and Nursery1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Paul's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      463 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Park Lane Primary School
      Distance
      511 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Springfield Primary School
      Distance
      533 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Little Heath School
      Distance
      557 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Berkshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolPrimaryRG7 4LXOpen
    Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimaryRG8 8PDClosed
    Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimaryRG8 8PDOpen
    Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimaryRG20 8SLOpen
    Beenham Primary SchoolPrimaryRG7 5NNOpen
    • Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG7 4LX
      Status
      Open
    • Basildon C.E. Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG8 8PD
      Status
      Closed
    • Basildon C.E. Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG8 8PD
      Status
      Open
    • Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG20 8SL
      Status
      Open
    The Highlands School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Blagrave Nursery School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Badgers Hill
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Moorlands Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Downsway Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Calcot Infant School and Nursery
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Beenham Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    RG7 5NN
    Status
    Open